# 237 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay

3 reports on record since February 2026 · 3 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/237-sparks-road

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1

## Reported here
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8265726), 17 May 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8207354), 6 May 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7792322), 23 Feb 2026

## Photographed here (3 on record)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8265726), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08265726/public/1_wsrf2b9aff95.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8207354), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08207354/public/1_l7drkree7hkf.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7792322), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07792322/public/1_7y4i5imkd4ki.jpg

[More photographs on the Hoon Hay wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=hoon-hay)

## Also reported on Sparks Road
- [89 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/89-sparks-road), 26 reports
- [66 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/66-sparks-road), 25 reports
- [67 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/67-sparks-road), 15 reports
- [89A Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/89a-sparks-road), 14 reports
- [90 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/90-sparks-road), 13 reports
- [62 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/62-sparks-road), 12 reports
- [257 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/257-sparks-road), 12 reports
- [87 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/87-sparks-road), 11 reports
- [Sparks Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/hoon-hay/sparks-road)

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5682&lon=172.595&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5682&lon=172.595&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5682&lon=172.595&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5682&lon=172.595&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.*

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $1,850,000, land $1,150,000, improvements $700,000 · 10,057 m² · ref 23562/31500 · roll last edited April 2025

A mass appraisal the council runs every three years to divide the rates bill, not a market price, and not a valuation of this house in particular.

## Enrolment zones this address sits inside

*Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.*
- [Te Komanawa Rowley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3492-te-komanawa-rowley-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jan 2026
- [Hoon Hay Te Kura Koaka](https://www.chch.live/school/3379-hoon-hay-te-kura-koaka), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Oct 2025
- [Hillmorton High School (Year 7-8)](https://www.chch.live/school/339-hillmorton-high-school-year-7-8), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Oct 2025
- [Hillmorton High School (Year 9-13)](https://www.chch.live/school/339-hillmorton-high-school-year-9-13), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Oct 2025
- [Our Lady of the Assumption School (Chch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3461-our-lady-of-the-assumption-school-chch), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day (Tuesdays)

Bins go out Tuesday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week Two
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week Two

This address is on the council’s Week Two calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check.

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 33% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 6% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 33% in the worst modelled scenario.

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like.
- **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_

These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz).

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Sparks Road in 37 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 9 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=sparks-road&suburb=hoon-hay)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Hoon Hay ran about **$573 a week**, $23 above the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Spreydon ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/spreydon), the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## The green nearby
- [Hoon Hay Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1073-hoon-hay-park), 410 m to the edge · Sports ground · 10 ha · playground, 59 pieces

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.*

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 237 Sparks Road?**

3 council reports on record since February 2026, most often water leak (1), litter (1), dumped rubbish (1).

**What school is 237 Sparks Road zoned for?**

[Te Komanawa Rowley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3492-te-komanawa-rowley-school), [Hoon Hay Te Kura Koaka](https://www.chch.live/school/3379-hoon-hay-te-kura-koaka), [Hillmorton High School (Year 7-8)](https://www.chch.live/school/339-hillmorton-high-school-year-7-8), [Hillmorton High School (Year 9-13)](https://www.chch.live/school/339-hillmorton-high-school-year-9-13) and [Our Lady of the Assumption School (Chch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3461-our-lady-of-the-assumption-school-chch), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Aidanfield Christian School, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Villa Maria College, Christchurch Adventist School, St Thomas of Canterbury College. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.568185167310425,172.5949513822019)

**Which suburb is 237 Sparks Road in?**

Hoon Hay, Christchurch, on [Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hoon-hay/sparks-road).

**What stood at 237 Sparks Road before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.568185167310425&lon=172.5949513822019)

**What is the nearest park to 237 Sparks Road?**

[Hoon Hay Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1073-hoon-hay-park), 410 m to its edge, 10 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=hoon-hay&address=237-sparks-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Hoon%20Hay&street=sparks-road
